These items require careful handling.
His handling of the situation could not have been worse.
The media's handling of the tragedy has been criticized.
There are additional charges for shipping and handling.
The car's handling was smooth.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
han|dling — «HAN dlihng», noun. 1. the act of a person who handles: »Handling was only one part of his job. 2. the act of touching, grasping, or using with the hands: »Handling delicate instruments requires deftness. 3. Figurative. manipulation; management;… … Useful english dictionary
stick·han·dling — /ˈstıkˌhændl̩ıŋ/ noun [noncount] sports : the use of a stick to control a puck or ball a hockey player who is skilled at stickhandling … Useful english dictionary
pan|han|dle — pan|han|dle1 «PAN HAN duhl», noun. 1. the handle of a pan. 2. a narrow strip of land projecting like a handle, such as a state or territory extending between two others: »the Texas panhandle. ╂[< pan dish for cooking + handle] pan|han|dle2… … Useful english dictionary
man|han|dle — «MAN HAN duhl», transitive verb, dled, dling. 1. to treat roughly; pull or push about: »If you worry me…I ll catch you and manhandle you, and you ll die (Rudyard Kipling). 2. to move by human strength, without mechanical appliances: »The larger… … Useful english dictionary
mis|han|dle — «mihs HAN duhl», transitive verb, dled, dling. 1. to handle badly or roughly; maltreat: »It is a shame to see how they have mishandled the old man among them (Scott). 2. to manage badly; mismanage: »to mishandle accounts … Useful english dictionary
re|han|dle — «ree HAN duhl», transitive verb, dled, dling. to handle or have to do with again; remodel … Useful english dictionary
stick|han|dle — «STIHK HAN duhl», intransitive verb, dled, dling. to keep control of the hockey puck by skillful handling of the stick: »The Canuck veteran…neatly stickhandled through the defense and scored from close in (Grand Prairie Herald Tribune) … Useful english dictionary
handling — han·dling s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. TS aer. servizio di assistenza ad aerei e passeggeri durante la sosta a terra 2. TS industr. → movimentazione {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1970. ETIMO: ingl. handling propr. trattamento , der. di (to)… … Dizionario italiano
handling — han|dling [ hændlıŋ ] noun uncount * 1. ) the way someone deals with a particular situation, problem, or person: Depression often responds to suitable treatment and sympathetic handling. handling of: The administration was criticized for its… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
handling — han•dling [[t]ˈhænd lɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) a touching, grasping, or using with the hands 2) the manner of treating or dealing with something 3) the process by which something is packaged, transported, delivered, etc 4) of or pertaining to the process of… … From formal English to slang
